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“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” — Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea Have you ever seen one of those hanging wooden signs that say “Life’s Better at the Beach”? Well, for our family it’s kind of […]
The day I moved Mom into Assisted Living is still with me. It’s a scratch and sniff polaroid of a memory pinned to my forehead. Unlike other memories because of how holistically vivid it is. I remember every look, sound, and smell as if it were all happening in slow motion. Too Vivid Mom’s […]
I was wrong. About a robotic cat. I declare this happily and with feelings of gratitude. I’d shout it from the rooftops if I could--because of what it means. Here’s the scoop. First, a little context: I’m wrong often. Wrong about big things, small things, meaningless things, and meaningful …
Mom’s life with dementia is the ultimate team effort. Lindsay, my uncle, Mom’s friends, the wonderful staff at her assisted living community and I are all part of Mom's team--with important roles to play. Mom’s demeanor is our scoreboard. Her smiles and laughs are the trophies we play for. In …
How can there be beauty in dementia? Those two words don’t belong in the same sentence. Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia--they’re all uniquely ugly conditions. Each one wages a dastardly war on the person living with the disease and all who love …
Caregiving makes me feel like a failure. I’ve always been afraid of failure. I haven’t always known that about myself, but now I do. It's been said that living through a difficult time provides perspective. For better (hopefully) or for worse, you come out on the other end seeing things a bit …
